If there’s one thing Wyomingites can count on, besides road construction in July and moose in the driveway, it’s Senator John Barrasso showing up with a calm voice, a steady hand, and two decades of actual medical experience whenever Washington decides to play surgeon.
And on Meet the Press, Barrasso did exactly that: scrubbed in, snapped on the latex gloves, and diagnosed America’s favorite chronic illness, our healthcare system, with the precision of someone who’s actually treated real patients instead of staring at spreadsheets inside the Beltway.
“Everyone deserves the care they need, from the doctor they trust, at a price they can actually afford.”
A little radical for Washington, sure, but that’s the Wyoming way.
Barrasso reminded the country what many of us have known for years: Obamacare didn’t just miss the mark; it missed the entire shooting range. Remember those famous promises?
- You can keep your doctor.
- You can keep your plan.
- Your premiums will magically drop by $2,500.
Right. And cowboys all ride unicorns to work.
Instead, prices doubled for families across the country, while national insurance companies laughed their way to the bank with stock surges between 500% and 1,000%. Apparently, “affordable” care meant “affordable for the insurance companies.”
Even The New York Times and The Washington Post, not exactly known for handing out wins to Wyoming Republicans, admitted from day one that the ACA was too expensive for ordinary Americans.
Then came the Biden-era “COVID bonus” subsidies, which were basically duct tape slapped over a cracked foundation. Temporary fixes, set to expire… unless Democrats could squeeze another $350 billion out of taxpayers to keep the whole creaky structure propped up a little longer.
Barrasso’s Prescription: More Choice, Less Bureaucracy
While Democrats push one-size-fits-all plans modeled after failing systems abroad, Barrasso is pushing something refreshingly sane:
- Direct payments that let you choose your healthcare plan
- Reigning in insurance monopolies
- Rolling back the bureaucratic chokehold
- Building a system that actually puts the patient, remember them? First.
And as a key member of the Senate Finance Committee, he’ll be walking into this Wednesday’s meeting armed with something rare in Washington: Expertise and a plan.
And About That Shutdown…
Barrasso didn’t mince words. He called out Democrats for holding the government hostage to force more subsidy spending, even as critical funds were diverted to cover illegal immigrant benefits and other “vital priorities” that somehow always come before American families.
He also defended the filibuster as a necessary guardrail against the kind of “reforms” that tend to appear around election season, court-packing, election overhauls, and other political experiments nobody in Wyoming asked for.
A Wyoming Senator With A Spine & Expertise
With President Trump calling for direct healthcare aid and real reform, Barrasso looks ready to perform the major surgery Obamacare has needed for more than a decade. No more band-aids. No more financial tourniquets. Just honest-to-goodness, patient-centered, Wyoming-approved solutions.
In a town full of political hypochondriacs, Senator Barrasso stands out as the rare figure who actually understands the symptoms—and isn’t afraid to try a real cure.
Stay tuned. If Wednesday’s hearing goes well, America might finally get the healthcare check-up it’s needed since 2009.
AntlersArch founder and the voice behind Teton Tattle.
